Check-controlled apparatus.



W. J. FISHER. CHECK GONTROLLED APPARATUS. ,111211101111011 FILED 111111.19,191a.

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W. J. FISHER.

CHECK CONTROLLED APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION kFILED MAR.19.1913.

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W. J. FISHER. CHECK CONTROLLED APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19,1913. 1, 1 03,952.. Patented July 21, 1914.

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WILLIAM JACKSON FISHER, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

CHECK-ONTROLLED .AIPARATUS incassa.

To all whom t may concern i Beit known that I, WILLIAM FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county'of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Check-Controlled `Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. My present invention relates to improve* ments in check controlled apparatus, and 1s `designed especially for use in connection `and arrangements of parts as hereinafter pointed out more fully in the specilication .n of Fig. 7.

and claim.

ln the accompanying drawings l have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles of the invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of avmachine embodying the novel features of my invention, the customary casing or housing beingV illustrated in connection therewith. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal, sectional view through the machine and housing. Fig. et is an enlarged vertical, transverse sectional view through the housing near the front of the machine. Figf is a horizontal sectional view of the housing showing the machine in top plan, part being in section. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view of the actuatingclutch mechanism. F ig. 7 is an end view of one of the clutch members in Fig. 6.. Fig. 8 is a view from the opposite. end of thecam sleeve Fig. 9-is a detail of the clutch releasing device. Fig; lO is a detail of` the ratchet wheel, its detent, and a contact member of the clutch. Fig. 11 is a side view. of Fig. 9. Fig. l2 is a fragmentary View showing a; portion of the feed mechanism and Speccaton of Letters Patent;

showing also 4a stirring mechanism for preventing clogging of the marbles, and F ig.'

view.

In the embodiment of my invention las illustrated in the drawings herewith I haveexempliiied a continuous strip as 1 `which maybe stamps, tickets, etc., to be dispensed from the roll orl reel 2, supported inthe pocket 3 on the journal 4.' This journal is threaded into the wall of the'pocket 3 and may be turned by handle 5 tounscrew from the pocket. The strip is `to be fed through `the opening 6 in thefront wall 7 ofthe casing 8, and this is accomplished by means of the feed roll 9, and idler 10j ournaled in the bracket 11, between which the strip: passes to and through the slot 6 as shown. The feed roll or drum 9 is fixed on the journal 11 which is fitted in bearingsin the wall of the housing 8 and bracketl2, (see Fig. 5) and a ratchet wheel 13 on the drum which is engaged by the spring detent 14 attached to the front 7 of the housing,l prevents reverse movement ofthe drum. j

The feeding device is operated from a crank or handle l5, located at the exterior and right-hand side of the machine, after the release mechanism has been actuated as will now be described.

The check that is to be used may be a coin v of suitable denomination, and is indicated at Patented July 21, 1914. Application led March 19, 19,13. Serial No. 755,525;

front of chute 17 inmanner usualin the customary slot machines. When the coin vwas pushed by hand, into the chute, it encountered the inclined or beveled edge 18 of the hooked end of a rocker arm 19 located in the upper portion of the housing, and fixed to the rock shaft 20, journaled in the side walls of the housing. (See Fig. 5.)A The rock shaft has fixed thereto a second arm 21, which isy connected by the pivoted link 22 to the detent 23,` which latter' is pivoted at 24 at the rear of thev machine or housing A when the rockshaft 2Q is rfwolvcdv by lifting free end is lifted. j y

The detent 23 is designed toyengage, when in depressed position, in a cam slot 27. ofa

slidablev sleeve 28, which is keyed b v the feather y39 in the slot 40'Aof the shaft 41', and

itv will beobserved lin Fig. 6 that the slot 4 O r is suiiiciently long to permit movement therein ofg thefeatherorkey. The shaft 41 is 4journaled in one side wall of the housing and an upright or standard 42, anda flat. spring 43 attached to the standard urges the* sleeve or spool 28 to slide to' the right on the shaft.` s v w j As very clearly seen in Fig. 4 thev spool or sleeve'28 is located atthe free end of the shaft and may be moved to project beyond the end thereof, when urged by the spring 43 and when free to be moved by the spring. The crank handle`15'is fixed on the journal 44, which-has bearings in the side wall of the housing and also in 'thebracket 45 lfixed to lthe housing, on the interior. The journal 44 is provided'with faratchet wheel 46, which is engaged by the detent 47 'to prevent reverse movement, and a tappet or lug 47 rotatable with the shaft or journal. This lu'g is adapted to` engage an extension 48 fixed on the sleeve 28, when'said extension is movedintothe path of rotation of the lug 47 From this description ity will be plain thatl when lthe rockerlshaft 20 is rotated as before described, the detent 23 is withdrawn from the cam slot 27 of the spool 28. The freed spool is then pushed to the right (Figs. 4 and 5) tothe position 'in Fig. 6, with the extension 48 in the path of movement of the lug 47. The crank handle 15 is now turned andthe contact of the lug 47 with extension 48`and continued'movement of the crank, causes the shaft 41 to revolve. A rocker arm 48" on the shaft has pivoted thereto a toothed pawl or rack bar 49 which is pressed against theratchet wheel 13 by the flat spring 50 secured to Athev front Vinterior wall of the housing. Thus as they shaft 41 is revolved, the arm 48draws'down on the toothed pawl, rotating the ratchet wheel 13,`and`with it the drum or feed roll 9 to feed the strip 1 through the slot 46. vThis movement of the rocker arm 48. also draws down onda link 51, which -is pivoted to the lever 52 having a shuttery53 and'pivoted at 54 in the bracket gfand when the shutter is moved, the coin l 16 is free to roll down the chute 56, and into the'coin box 57 from which the coins may be extracted through the door 58 when unlocked and opened.l v

'It will-be understood'that thel shaft 41 does not make a *complete rotation`,f but the crank handle, and journal 44 does make ysuch agrevelution.y As the rotary'fmovement of the journal -44*is -continued withthe lug 47 Vand extension 48 in Contact, the extension 48 encounters the-camfedge 59 of a plate 60,

which may be adjusted by means of the pivot 61 and screw 62 in the slot 63, with relationl to the kmoving extension. When the extension strikesthe cam ofthe plate, `thereontinued movementof the crank handle causes the extension tov ride down on the cam,

and the spool is thus' gradually shifted'to Y the left in Fig. 6 viuitil the detent` 23 drops into the cam slot 27 of the spool,` and the spool is again held between'the detent and the spring 43. A weight-64, suspended from the arm'6'5 of the rock shaft 41, `by link 66, f

serves-to return the rock .shaft to normal position, and the 4spiral cam groove 27 in which the detent 23 is now located,- permits the spool to move yor rotate withthe rock shaft, as will be understood;

In connection with the abovex described l mechanism, I employ ymechanism"actuated from the rock shaft'20 for releasing and per-V mitting, a single marble' orjsphere asl 67; or 68, toA 'roll from the receptacle 69 down through the chute 70, througha transparent (as glass) receptacle 71located-at the front kexterior of the housing and in., full sight of the patron. The spheres or marbles may bev placed within the receptacle 69 through the opening 72 when the vslide 73 is` displaced, and laccess to the receptacle may be had from the exterior of vthe .housing throughl the door-'74." 'f I 'Y One sphere or marble is lperinitte'd'to pass from the vreceptacle to the'chute 70 by means als of the gates y7 5 and 76, one ofwhichis open j when the other `is closed, and viceversa. These `gates are suspended `from the rock plate 48 and` theyproject'through slots or openings provided for them in the contracted mouth. 77 ofthereceptacle 69. t In Fig. 3

it willy be seen that when the shaft 41 is l rocked the gate 75 will `be lifted, permitting a spherej67 to-'pass therethrough, butthe gate 7 6vwill descend in to'lcutfolf the exit of a second sphere. Should the spheres become clogged, or ifit isv desiredftofmix them up, the handle 7 8'which yis .attachedto the receptacle 69"mayfbe moved from the V short slot79 lto the longerslot The. re-L ceptacl'e is'pivoted inears 81`onv the bar 82,

j andby raising and lowering the handle 7 8,' .the oscillating movement imparted to the receptacle will'mixthe spheres'.V yAfter* moving the handle as described` it is Vplaced back againfinr the short slot 79 and permittedto rest there, supporting the receptacle. These spheresmay be of differingcolor, and when one of them ispermitted to rolldown they f l chute 70 it is stoppedandheld in the transparent pocket v71 4by al gate 83 as shown. The gato is pivoted at 84 above a horizontal partition 85 in thel bottom vof the housing, and 'at its rear end isl connected with the link 86 which is pivotedto the rockarm 87 proiso jecting to the rear from the rock shaft 20. Thus when the shaft 20 is rocked by pressure from a coin on the lever arm 19, the gate 83 is lifted to permit a sphere 67 to pass thereunder. rIhe sphere rolls out through the open end of the chute 88 and drops on the disk 89 to give an audible signal, and then rolls down the inclined floor 90 to the boX 91. Access to the box may be had through the door 92, and the spheres may be returned, by hand, to the receptacle 69.

A pair of stirring fingers 93 and 94 pivoted on the arm 95 may be used to stir up the spheres or balls, and prevent them clogging the opening of the receptacle to the chute 70. The arm 95 is pivoted at 96 on the bracket 97, and at its upper end is connected by link 98 to the fixed arm 99 on the shaft 4l. Thus, with every movement of the shaft, the fingers or stirrers 93 and 94, which protrude into the front portion of the receptacle through openings, as shown in Fig. 13, are moved back and forth to agitate the balls and prevent them clogging.

It will be understood of course that the proportion of colored balls to the white ones may be varied at will, and thus the store keeper can determine the percentage of prizes there will be in a certain number of chances, by putting into the machine a corresponding number of certain colored balls.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a vending apparatus including a casing, the combination with an open-mouth receptacle for spheres, a chute communioating with the mouth and having a transparent pocket outside the casing, a box within the casing below the pocket, a rocker shaft and actuating means therefor, a rocker arm and a release gate and retention gate pivoted to said arm to control the eXit of a sphere from the mouth of the receptacle, a pivoted retention gate below the receptacle, and means for actuating said gate to permit a sphere to fall into said box.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM JACKSON FISI-IER.

Witnesses:

II. SCHULZE, A. J. SIGNAIGO.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. l 

